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Two shaven-headed men in rust-orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloths sit close together, singing or chanting in a large hall. The man on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, holds a handheld microphone to his mouth and gestures with his free hand. The man on the right, with sacred ash markings on his forehead and body, smiles broadly, palms raised, and wears a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets. Behind them, many seated people in white and orange clothes fill the background, and a wall of orange and white printed panels hangs behind the crowd. The image is a photograph of a devotional or ritual gathering.

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